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"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help.

Gardening is an instrument of grace. " - May Sarton________________________________________________________________

Monday, May 31, 2010

Grow a Pizza Garden this year

KIDS LOVE PIZZA...

Pizza is the most popular choice on the school lunch menu in the United States. So why not grow a Pizza Garden? It can contain all the ingredients we find in a pizza pie.... Tomatoes, Onions, Peppers, Eggplant, Scallion, Parsley, Basil and Greek Oregano, among others.

Here is what you can plant:All the photos below were taken from a wonderful Better Homes and Gardens article on a Pizza Garden

The Pizza Garden can be shaped like a pizza. Tie a piece of string to a center stake and mark off a circle with it. The radius can measure 4 ft. to create an 8 ft diameter circle (or it can be smaller). Divide the circle into six or 8 equal wedges. Plant a different crop in each one - the herbs can be planted together, if you like.

Remember it is all about the soil - so prepare the soil beautifully before you plant.

Now farmers are realizing this is a good way to introduce kids to farming so large scale PIZZA FARMS are croppin up all over the US and in other countries as well. The Pizza Farm website is a wonderful intro to the value of pizza farms...

So go out and plant that pizza garden now ...the mozzarella plant is hard to find but.....

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